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March 08, 2022 at 6:00 pm ET

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LOT 378

Lot 378

CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2014 (3) WA 95

CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2014 (3) WA 95
Lot 378 Details
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2014

Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. 3 x bn. 3 x marked labels. 1 x scraped label.

The 2014 Mouton-Rothschild was closed at first when I tasted the wine in bottle with winemaker Philippe Dhalluin. But as it transpires, this First Growth is just toying with you. Initially quite understated, it responds to aeration like a young child peeking from around a corner and then running out, waving its hands. It suddenly hits you with gorgeous black cherries, bilberry, cedar and wilted rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry. This is utterly seductive: a wine without a hair out of place. It is not as powerful or as complex as the 2015 Mouton-Rothschild, yet the precision and focus here is beguiling. It will require five to seven years to absorb the 100% new oak, then it will be an utterly delicious and to use a term employed at en primeur, "cerebral" First Growth that is destined to give two or three decades of pleasure. March 2017 Drink: 2022-2060 WA 95

3 bts.    per lot $1,600 - $1,800

Realised: $3,372
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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